Announcing an increased 2008 impact factor of 1.849. Congratulations!
Link into Virtual Issues HERE
Respirology
Published on behalf of Asian Pacific Society of Respirology
Edited by:
Gary Y.C. Lee
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 24/40 Respiratory System
Impact Factor: 1.849
Respirology is a journal of international standing, publishing peer-reviewed articles of scientific excellence in clinical and experimental respiratory biology and disease and its related fields of research including thoracic surgery, internal medicine, immunology, intensive and critical care, epidemiology, cell and molecular biology, pathology, pharmacology and physiology. Please contact the Editorial Office before submitting an unsollicited review or editorial.
Average time from submission to first decision is approximately 20 days.
Link into Respirology journal statistics such as number of manuscripts received and acceptance/rejection ratios HERE.
TopNews and Announcements
COPE has released new retraction guidelines
Read the new guidelines here
Writing workshop held at the APSR meeting
Chaired by Associate Professor Kwun Fong, with featured speakers Professor YC Gary Lee, Professor Phillip Bardin and Professor J Patrick Barron, and facilitated by Dr. Cheryl Salome, this workshop focused on manuscript preparation and presentation of research in the English language. Read the presentation and get tips for preparing your manuscript in English here!
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Virtual Issues
Respirology is pleased to announce Virtual Issues: A collection of previously published articles collated for a themed issue online.
FREE ACCESS TO EACH VIRTUAL ISSUE
November 2009: Infectious Diseases
June 2009: Pleural Diseases
May 2009: Lung Cancer
February 2009: Tuberculosis
September: Tobacco & Health
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Respirology in the press
NEW
New Agent to Manage Cancer Related Effusions
2 February 2010
NEW
Improvements Needed in H1N1 Pandemic Management
14 January 2010
Pioneering Technology Enables Identification and Diagnosis of Vocal Cord Dysfunction in Asthma
27 August 2009
VIEW the full press release
READ the full article in Early View (articles online in advance of the print copy)
Swimming Aids Asthma Symptoms in Children
20 August 2009
VIEW the full press release
READ the full article, published in Vol 14, Issue 6
Infectious Diseases Remain a Burden to Healthcare Systems Worldwide
July 17, 2009
VIEW the full press release
READ the full article free online in Vol 14, Issue 5
New Drug to Curb Smoking Proves Successful
31 March 2009
VIEW the full press release
READ the full article, published in Vol 14, Issue 3
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Features
Early View
Articles which have been fully copy-edited and peer-reviewed are published online through Early View feature before the print edition of this journal is published.
Access articles here.
Free Access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the HINARI initiative with the World Health Organization (WHO).
NIH Public Access Mandate
For those interested in the Wiley-Blackwell policy on the NIH Public Access Mandate, please visit our policy statement.
TopHighlights
JANUARY 2010 EDITOR'S PICKS
Pro-Con Debate
Public health management of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection in Australia - A Failure!
Grant W. WATERER, David S. HUI, Christine R. JENKINS
Invited Reviews
Current Clinical Trials for the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Ross C. KLINGSBERG, Steven E. MUTSAERS, Joseph A. LASKY
Stopping Tuberculosis in the 21st Century: Goals and Strategies
Ikushi ONOZAKI, Mario RAVIGLIONE
Lung Cancer: Progress in Diagnosis, Staging and Therapy
Stephen G. SPIRO, Nichole T. TANNER, Gerard A. SILVESTRI, Sam M. JANES, Eric LIM, Johan F. VANSTEENKISTE, Robert PIRKER
Review
Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Asthma: an update
Alessandra SANDRINI, D. Robin TAYLOR, Paul S. THOMAS, Deborah H. YATES
Original Articles
Efficacy and Safety of Iodopovidone Pleurodesis in Malignant Pleural Effusions
Jose D.A. NETO, Sandro F.Q. de OLIVEIRA, Sylvana P. VIANNA, Ricardo M. TERRA
Tatsuji ENOMOTO, Arata AZUMA, Ayumi KOHNO, Kazuyo KANEKO, Hitoshi SAITO, Minako KAMETAKA, Jiro USUKI, Akihiko GEMMA, Shoji KUDOH, Seiichi NAKAMURA
Daxiong ZENG, Yong CAO, Qingfeng SONG, Chao CAO, Xiansheng LIU, Yongjian XU, Weining XIONG
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Official journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology. Adopted as the official English journal of the JRS and preferred journal of the TSANZ and preferred English journal of the TSPCC.
